19 Most Searched Skin Care Ingredients of 2020: UK

Vitamin C, retinol and castor oil round out the top three searched ingredients for 2020 so far.
Vitamin C, retinol and castor oil round out the top three searched ingredients for 2020 so far.

Cult Beauty has released a list of the most searched skin care ingredients in the United Kingdom in 2020. Using Google data, the article features the ingredients, as well as the most searched question about some of them.

1. Vitamin C

  • Searches: 1,211,000
  • Most searched question: "What does vitamin C do for your skin?"

2. Retinol

  • Searches: 915,500
  • Most searched question: "What does retinol do to your face?"

3. Castor Oil

  • Searches: 683,000
  • Most searched question: "Is castor oil good for the skin?"

4. Hyaluronic Acid

  • Searches: 556,600
  • Most searched question: "What are the benefits of hyaluronic acid?"

5. Squalane

  • Searches: 375,400
  • Most searched question: "What does squalane do?"

6. Salicylic Acid

  • Searches: 370,000
  • Most searched question: "What is salicylic acid?"

7. Benzoyl Peroxide

  • Searches: 343,550
  • Most searched question: "What does benzoyl peroxide do?"

8. Witch Hazel

  • Searches: 282,200
  • Most searched question: "What is witch hazel good for?"

9. Niacinamide

  • Searches: 275,900
  • Most searched question: "Is niacinamide good for acne?"

10. Ceramides

  • Searches: 204,300
  • Most searched question: "What are ceramides?"

11. Lactic Acid

  • Searches: 111,450

12. Activated Charcoal

  • Searches: 104,850

13. Clay

  • Searches: 98,450

14. Alpha Arbutin

  • Searches: 94,750

15. Azelaic Acid

  • Searches: 94,000

16. Peptides

  • Searches: 81,450

17. Resveratrol

  • Searches: 76,150

18. Algin

  • Searches: 50,700

19. Zinc Oxide

  • Searches: 47,300

 

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